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The University of Maryland, College Park is Maryland's flagship public university. Its campus is located in Prince George's County, near the intersection of Interstate 95 and the Capital Beltway. Notable alumni include Steny Hoyer, Sergey Brin and Kevin Plank.
The University of Maryland, College Park is Maryland's flagship public university. Its campus is located in Prince George's County, near the intersection of Interstate 95 and the Capital Beltway. Notable alumni include Steny Hoyer, Sergey Brin and Kevin Plank.
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Manuel M. Nicolaides, attorney
Manuel M. Nicolaides, an attorney who served for many years on the Baltimore County property tax appeals board, died of congestive heart failure Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Timonium resident was 92. "Manny served with distinction for many...
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Michelle Obama speaks about importance of education to black community in commencement address
Associated PressCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama spoke passionately about the importance of education to the African-American community in a commencement address Friday, urging more than 600 graduates of Bowie State University to honor the school'...Tags: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Barack Obama, Graduation, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Eight students to compete at National History Day
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA — It felt awkward because seventh grader Tyler Eskridge had never interviewed anyone. Yet here he was one-on-one with a Vietnam War veteran. And he’d just touched a nerve. “I asked him how he felt about people protesting the...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War, China, Students, Justice System
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UM's Diamondback to begin publishing four days a week
The University of Maryland's independent student newspaper will cut publishing to four days a week in the fall, Michael Fribush, president of parent company Maryland Media Inc., confirmed Friday. "We'll beef up our digital presence on Fridays. It'll...
Tags: Education, Newspaper and Magazine, Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland Baltimore County
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It's time for soon-to-be graduates to soar
It is hard to imagine that one week from today my son will graduate from high school. Where did the time go? Wasn’t it just a few years ago that we brought him home from the hospital? The night he was born still seems very clear in my mind. My...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Science and Technology
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Manchester High School Student's Project On Trailblazing Local Runner Heads To National History Day Competition
The Hartford CourantWhen Rosie Medynski arrives in Maryland to compete in the National History Day competition, she will be the first Manchester High School student to do so in nearly a decade. Medynski, a 16-year-old junior, chose to make an exhibit on Julia Chase-Brand,...Tags: Minority Groups, Research, Teaching and Learning, Students, Manchester Road Race
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Students hoping to make history at national event
They've been named the top students at the district and state National History Day competitions, but are now working to pay their way to College Park, Md. At Aberdeen Central High School, 13 students are readying to go to the University of Maryland to...Tags: Washington, DC, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Aberdeen, Dwayne Johnson, Services and Shopping
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Colleges face enrollment shortfalls, offer discounts: report
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Many leading U.S. colleges and universities face a shortfall in enrollment for fall classes and will offer price discounts as they compete for students in an ever expanding higher education market, according to Forbes. The magazine...Tags: The Washington Post, Arizona State University, Teaching and Learning, Illinois Institute of Technology, Education
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University system board approves tuition, fee increase
Maryland's in-state undergraduates will pay a few hundred dollars more per semester this fall under a new tuition-and-fee plan approved Wednesday by the university system's Board of Regents. Out-of-state students will be hit a little harder, paying as...
Tags: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Finance, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Budgets and Budgeting, Graduation
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As Preakness 2013 arrives, infield shows identity shift from drink-a-thon to music festival
In 2008, Ed DeRosa witnessed the infamy of the Preakness infield — the passed-out partiers, the chucking of full beer cans into crowds and of course, the "Running of the Urinals," where drunken infielders ran down a row of portable toilets. DeRosa,...Tags: Triple Crown, Wiz Khalifa, Music, Baltimore County, Preakness Stakes
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Philip Nivatpumin named medical director of Kaufman Cancer Center at Upper Chesapeake
Upper Chesapeake Health (UCH) is pleased to announce that it has named Dr. Philip Nivatpumin has been named by Upper Chesapeake Health as medical director of the UCH Patricia D. and M. Scot Kaufman Cancer Center. The Kaufman Cancer Center is currently...Tags: Oncology, Phil McGraw, Health and Medical Professionals, Drugs and Medicines, Internal Medicine
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Land grant university system helped farmers become students
I am constantly amazed between what I think people know and what they actually know. This reality manifests itself in many ways. Just the other day I heard a radio trivia contest and the question was in what city is Independence Hall? The answer given was...
Tags: Aquaculture, Conservation, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Education, Teaching and Learning
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